Sylvia Dallas

Passionate about publishing and spreading the Word of God, The Publisher's Notebook (TPN) exists to provide information on self-publishing as well as publish for the Christian genre in Jamaica. The Chief Operating Officer is Sylvia M Dallas who is a self-published author herself.

As a writer, you might think of starting a facebook group related to your book and or a fan page in order to engage your readership. It can become tedious trying to update all these different social points at the same time. There is the additional need to allow your page and/or group to be…

More often than not, we all go through several periods of doubt, feeling limited and unable "to do" . Sometimes we feel weary even to our bones. How much longer must I dig to find this diamond? How much further should I push? Some of us are ready to give up. We become "weary in…

Percolation involves having a solvent go through a permeable substance, with the idea that filtering will occur during the process. 1)https://www.leaf.tv/articles/how-does-a-coffee-percolator-work/ A percolator can be defined as a pot that is used for brewing coffee by repeatedly cycling near-boiling water through coffee grounds until a desirable coffee beverage strength is achieved. 2) http://percolatorcoffeepot.org/how-does-a-coffee-percolator-work/ Often we find…

I recently experienced a major setback. I normally store the book files for our authors on an external hard drive. This enables me to be able to work from anywhere. I thought of the folly of this approach and decided that I should have a backup at least on Google Drive in case of any…

Today is Curator Thursday and our feature is on book introductions. As an author, you must be able to communicate information about your book with your audience with clarity. The Elevator Speech - Can you tell someone about your book in the space of time that it takes for an elevator ride. For example, after…

Sylvia M Dallas and The Publisher's Notebook take this opportunity to wish you a Merry and Holy Christmas. We also pray that you will prosper and have good success in 2016. May the Lord bless you and keep you.

As you progress in your writing career, the occasion will arise when you have to produce a picture of yourself. In truth, this should have been considered at the onset. It helps to have a picture of yourself on your website and on your email signature, quite simply, because people tend to trust who they can see.…